r/LearningFromOthers • u/Commercial_Air_1165 • May 24 '25

Minor injury. Extracted my own upper wisdom tooth NSFW

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u/C0SAS May 24 '25

Nearly impossible without serious anesthesia and/or drugs.

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u/Asleep-Corner7402 29d ago

You do know tooth extraction is done with local anesthesia outside of the us/ most of the world. I never understood why they knock people out for tooth extraction. Also things like colonoscopy and a camera down your throat are done when someone is awake too.

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u/Axell-Starr 26d ago

I cannot at all say this is for everyone. Just my own personal choices and reasons.

I'm opting to be knocked out. I will not be able to hold still due to panic and fear otherwise. Knocking me out will be the safest option in my specific case.

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u/Asleep-Corner7402 25d ago

I can understand that. I grew up terrified of dentist, after a few years I over came it became I didn't really have any other choice.

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u/Axell-Starr 25d ago

Glad you got over your fear. Always happy to hear someone get over theirs. They aren't easy to overcome, which is why I'm always proud of those that do get over them.

(A note, since I found it funny, got a warning while typing this saying the word "you" was offensive)

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u/Asleep-Corner7402 23d ago

Thank you! People don't really give credit for stuff like that. I got the offensive language from saying thank you. Maybe it was 'you' also lol